Today, I return to blogging for In Custodia Legis after a considerable hiatus. That gap came from being involved in other projects, among these the Library of Congress Leadership Development Program and the coordination of the Library’s recent Celebration of Mexico and tribute to the Living Legend Award Winner, Dr. Miguel León–Portilla.
In keeping with Mexican and Spanish subjects, today is the first Monday of February; so, it is a day established by the federal government of Mexico to commemorate The Anniversary of the Mexican Constitution. Article 74 of the Federal Labor Law of Mexico provides that the first Monday of February shall be a day of rest in commemoration of the 5th of February, which is the anniversary of the promulgation of both the Constitutions of 1857 and of 1917. Provisions on flag protocol for the observance of this day can be found in the Law Concerning the Coat of Arms, the Flag and the National Anthem.
Now, in the past I have written about “The History of the Mexican Constitution